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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Minister say to the man after he has pulled him into the car with Ari?
(a) He tells him he made a grave error.
(b) He thanks him for his help.
(c) He introduces him to Ari.
(d) He tells him he looks familiar.

2. What word does the Marlboro Man mispronounce while the Minister walks down the tarmac?
(a) Bon Voyage.
(b) Adios.
(c) Aloha.
(d) Ciao.

3. What author does the Minister recall he and the Prime Minister reading in their youth?
(a) Fitzgerald.
(b) Vonnegut.
(c) Salinger.
(d) Hemingway.

4. What does the Minister recall he and the Prime Minister doing "to young thugs who could not even spell their own names" (10)?
(a) Finding them jobs.
(b) Beating them up.
(c) Tutoring them.
(d) Giving them guns.

5. What weapon does the man who said he was Red Cross use to frighten Ari?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A bomb.
(d) A club.

6. What is the only thing the Prime Minister reads in the present?
(a) Emails.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Facebook posts.
(d) Bank statements.

7. Why was the Marlboro Man given that nickname?
(a) His aunt used to send him Marlboro Reds from America.
(b) He was from a town called Marlboro.
(c) He used to sell Marlboros from his trunk.
(d) He used to steal Marlboros from convenient stores.

8. How does the Minister know the man in the car is not from the Red Cross?
(a) He does not have a Red Cross I.D.
(b) The Red Cross no longer exists.
(c) The man told him he is not from the Red Cross.
(d) His uniform is not a Red Cross uniform.

9. What does the Minister do when the Marlboro Man says, "You, too, are by brother" (12)?
(a) He ignores the man and says nothing.
(b) He yells the same phrase back at the man.
(c) He tells his aide to arrest him.
(d) He waves to the man.

10. What does Ari repeat over and over as he drives the man and the Minister?
(a) Please don't kill us.
(b) Please get out of the car.
(c) Please don't kill me.
(d) Please don't kill him.

11. Who does the man say gave him the nickname The Marlboro Man?
(a) The Minister of Interior.
(b) The Prime Minister.
(c) Elena.
(d) The Minister's wife.

12. What does the Marlboro Man tell the Minister that the Prime Minister, whom he says took all the glory, really was?
(a) Just a pretty face.
(b) A schmuck.
(c) A conniving thug.
(d) A sly fox.

13. What does the Marlboro Man do when they approach a checkpoint near the airport?
(a) He pulls a gun out.
(b) He squeezes his arm around the Minister.
(c) He holds a knife to Ari's waist.
(d) He holds up a badge.

14. Who is screaming the Minister's name as he walks down the tarmac with his aides at the end of the story?
(a) The Marlboro Man.
(b) Ari.
(c) His wife.
(d) The crowd.

15. What does the man tell the Minister is disappointing after the Minister says he knows the man will kill them?
(a) That the Minister relies on Ari to help him.
(b) That the Minister was not prepared for the storm.
(c) That the Minister is running away.
(d) That the Minister does not recognize the man.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the Minister of Interior?

2. What does the Minister say to the Marlboro Man when he tries to say the two are similar?

3. How long has the Marlboro Man been in prison before he is able to escape?

4. What does the Minister tell the Marlboro Man will happen to him once they reach the airport?

5. What does the man tell Ari he gave up long ago?

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